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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to February Robbery of Bank of the West

ALBUQUERQUE—This morning in federal
court, Anthony Campos, 33, of Albuquerque, pled guilty to an indictment
charging him with bank robbery under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s
Office.

At sentencing, Campos faces a maximum
penalty of 20 years of imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. Campos has been in
federal custody since his arrest on February 6, 2012, and remains detained
pending his sentencing hearing, which has not yet been set.

U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales said
that Campos pled guilty to robbing the Bank of the West (the bank) located at
780 Juan Tabo NE, on February 6, 2012. According to the criminal complaint,
Campos walked into the bank, approached the bank teller, and presented a
handwritten note stating, “Empty the register, I have a gun.”

The bank teller provided Campos with
cash, and Campos was last seen fleeing on foot.

Based on a tip, officers of the
Albuquerque Police Department went to the vicinity of the Canyon de Arrowhead
Apartments in northwest Albuquerque. There, officers observed an adult male,
subsequently identified as Campos, who was standing by a Dodge Durango and who
strongly resembled the person described by witnesses to the bank robbery.
Campos was arrested after officers located a bundle of money within the Dodge
Durango and after he was positively identified by a witness to the bank
robbery.

Under the terms of his plea agreement,
Campos is required to pay full restitution to the bank.

The case was investigated by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and the Albuquerque Police Department and is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jon K. Stanford.